text_original: The day before the spring festival of Clear Weather,[41] he was strolling about outside the city when he saw a small carriage with red curtains and an embroidered awning, followed by a crowd of waiting maids on horseback, one of whom was exceedingly pretty, and riding on a small palfrey.
text_transcription: THE DAY BEFORE THE SPRING FESTIVAL OF CLEAR WEATHER HE WAS STROLLING ABOUT OUTSIDE THE CITY WHEN HE SAW A SMALL CARRIAGE WITH RED CURTAINS AND AN EMBROIDERED AWNING FOLLOWED BY A CROWD OF WAITING MAIDS ON HORSEBACK ONE OF WHOM WAS EXCEEDINGLY PRETTY AND RIDING ON A SMALL PALFREY
phonemes: ðə dˈeɪ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə spɹˈɪŋ fˈɛstɪvəl ʌv klˈɪɹ wˈɛðɚ,[fˈɔːɹɾi wˈʌn] hiː wʌz stɹˈoʊlɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt aʊtsˈaɪd ðə sˈɪɾi wɛn hiː sˈɔː ɐ smˈɔːl kˈæɹɪdʒ wɪð ɹˈɛd kˈɜːtənz ænd ɐn ɛmbɹˈɔɪdɚd ˈɔːnɪŋ, fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ɐ kɹˈaʊd ʌv wˈeɪɾɪŋ mˈeɪdz ˌɔn hˈɔːɹsbæk, wˈʌn ʌv hˈuːm wʌz ɛksˈiːdɪŋli pɹˈɪɾi, ænd ɹˈaɪdɪŋ ˌɔn ɐ smˈɔːl pˈælfɹi.